Some evenings are far too good to finish with a coat being buttoned at the door. The night rider is our overnight: ten hours in which a companion stays with you, from a late supper or a drink in the bar, through the still middle of the night, to coffee as the first red buses begin rolling down Park Lane. It is the most relaxed booking on the route, because once it starts nobody has anywhere else to be.
An overnight costs £2,400 for the ten hours. Since her entire night is cleared for you, we ask for half the fare up front, by bank transfer, and the slice of that half paying for her travel is non-refundable. The remainder is handed over when she arrives, in cash, or transferred beforehand if you prefer.
On a shorter booking there is always a faint awareness of the hour. Overnight, it simply fades. Dinner can run long, a second bottle can be opened without anyone reaching for a phone, and the conversation can wander back to something said three hours earlier. Often the loveliest part is the unremarkable stretch in the middle: a film half watched, a club sandwich ordered at one in the morning, the whole city gone silent beyond the curtains.
Most overnights begin somewhere between eight and ten. A later start suits a day of meetings: she arrives, you head down to the hotel restaurant or order something up, and the evening settles naturally from there. An earlier start leaves room for dinner out, so say so when you first write and we will fit the rest of the night around your table.
Ten hours from nine in the evening brings you to seven the next morning, a civilised hour for breakfast and an unhurried goodbye in the lobby.
Milena, statuesque at 175 cm with sleek black hair, confirms quickly and is as glad of an overnight as of a short evening; from South Kensington she reaches the Knightsbridge hotels in minutes. Patricia, slim with long auburn brown hair and a soft spot for rainy noir films, is especially good company on a quiet night in, and lives in Belgravia, a short stroll from The Lanesborough and The Goring.
Vanessa, with her sandy balayage and easy pace, likes an evening that opens with a short walk. Nancy, golden haired and quick to laugh, is worth reserving early for a Friday or Saturday. Milena, Patricia and Vanessa all feature among the statuesque girls.
An overnight rewards a hotel with a proper breakfast and heavy curtains. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in Knightsbridge looks straight over the park as it turns from grey to green. The Milestone on Kensington Court is a quiet, handsome place to wake up, and the Royal Garden Hotel fills its upper windows with Kensington Gardens. For a private home, the only thing worth mentioning is whether there is somewhere to hang an evening dress until morning.
Ten hours together go best with a little thought on both sides. Let her know whether you are an early riser or a late sleeper, whether the room tends to run warm, and if breakfast should be ordered the night before. She brings what she needs for the morning in one small, discreet bag, and after breakfast she slips away as quietly as she arrived, leaving the rest of your day entirely your own.
A day or two of notice gives the desk the widest choice of girls for an overnight, though same day requests often work too. If plans change, three hours of notice releases the booking with nothing kept beyond the travel share of the deposit. With less than two hours to go, half the fare is owed. For company that runs to two nights or a whole weekend, look at our long ride weekends, which are priced on application.
Her time and her company for ten hours, and nothing more. Her ride to you is free of charge while you stay within Zones 1 and 2; past Zone 2, a return taxi is quoted before you agree. Payment is cash in pounds on arrival or a bank transfer carrying a neutral reference. Everything else about fares sits on the rates page.
The overnight covers ten hours from the start time you agree. If you would like a longer morning, ask the desk the evening before so her diary can be checked and the extra time confirmed in writing.
A whole night is cleared for you and cannot easily be offered to anyone else at short notice. The deposit counts towards the fare, and only its travel share is non-refundable.
Certainly. Give the desk the restaurant and table time. Dinner simply becomes the opening part of the ten hours, and the bill is yours.
Often it is. Send your hotel and a start time, and within minutes the desk will tell you who can keep the whole night free.
Yes. We confirm the address once on WhatsApp instead of a room number, and the ten hours, the fare and the deposit stay exactly as they are at a hotel.
Say where tonight finds you and roughly what time, and the desk replies with the names of who can meet you there. WhatsApp or Telegram, answered all night long.
